A 35-year-old woman has admitted jointly stealing a £19,000 car belonging to the manager of a Bath supermarket.
Samantha Selway, of Loxton Drive in Twerton, appeared in custody on Wednesday 18th June, when she also pleaded guilty to four shoplifting offences.
City magistrates heard that on 11th June, the manager of the Lidl on Lower Bristol Road had his keys taken and his car was stolen from the car park.
Selway then got into the car as a passenger. There was subsequently a collision, and the vehicle was extensively damaged.
Selway had no recollection of the incident but accepted she was carried in the stolen vehicle.
The four other thefts she admitted were from the One Stop Shop at The Hollow at Southdown on 9th, 15th, 16th and 17th June. Selway stole items including food, wine and cleaning products worth more than £200 in total.
She has several previous convictions and problems with alcohol. The magistrates ordered pre-sentence reports and told Selway to return to court on 30th July.
She was released on bail on condition that she keeps away from the One Stop Shop at Southdown and has no contact with her co-accused, who was not appearing in court that day.
